New daily drive - Mondeo ST TDCi - Page 4 - Saxperience

u33db · 16th April 2014, 15:14

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Originally Posted by Brettles1986

Won't it fail MOT like that though?

Yes.

But if you reset the light it takes around 30-40 miles to detect its been blanked again which will get you through the MOT, or you could just reset it and remove the blank for the MOT.

You get various blanks ranging from a dummy EGR to a small plate that slides in between the EGR and exhaust return pipe...if you get one of those its just case of loosening the 2 nuts and pulling the plate out...5 minute job to fit/remove.

u33db · 16th April 2014, 15:29

P.S this was my EGR on 40odd-k;

Inlet manifold was as bad as well!

Andy_K · 16th April 2014, 19:32

Mine wasn't that bad but it jammed and wasn't working properly. Ford offered to replace free of charge so I let them

Inlet manifold wasn't much better so I gave it a clean.

u33db · 17th April 2014, 07:04

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Originally Posted by Andy_K

Mine wasn't that bad but it jammed and wasn't working properly. Ford offered to replace free of charge so I let them

Inlet manifold wasn't much better so I gave it a clean.

Hey...I was wondering how you find the ASBOs compared to the standard brakes?

I've got a set waiting to go on once I upgrade to 17s though I'm swaying over doing it still due to needing new tyres, get the wheels coated and buy discs/pads...

I've heard they're a good improvement but its always interesting to hear peoples opinions.

Andy_K · 17th April 2014, 07:12

They are much better than standard. The car stops better an they don't fade like the standard brakes. I forgot how good they were until recently when I had a wheel bearing changed. They used to vibrate which must have been due to the bearing on its way out, but now everything's tight again, they're back to their best

u33db · 17th April 2014, 07:16

Good to hear!

I'm hoping to get mine on in the next 2 months...cant wait...this is the 3rd set I've bought but always ended up selling the other sets...not this time though!

Andy_K · 17th April 2014, 07:21

Do it!
They look a lot better behind the bigger wheels too than the tiny standard disc and calipers

wullvfr · 17th April 2014, 07:43

Looks the muts nuts mate,what power you at now and what's the mpg like on these?

My uncle had a 2.2 tdci a few years back and it was great,he's got titanium x now I think,I haven't had a shot of that one yet.

u33db · 17th April 2014, 11:56

I'm getting 49.5mpg out of my 2.0 130 and that'd be around 155/160bhp with a fair bit of booting it around.

2.2 should be around the same mpg but with 180ish bhp once boxed/mapped depending on mods..

Andy_K · 17th April 2014, 13:37

I average about 40mpg. Thats mostly short trips around town with a few motorway runs a week. On a long run, it can get up to around 60mpg if you take it steady with cruise control on.
power isn't massively high on they, but the torque is. mines 155 bhp standard. Probably only about 160 bhp now, but the decat made it rev a lot easier and freed up a fair bit of torque.

u33db · 17th April 2014, 13:49

Think if you're going the Bluefin route they have a map optimised for an intercooler now which will see close to 200bhp.

Have you see the guy on talkford/stdrivers who running nitrous though his;

http://www.stdrivers.co.uk/forum/top...watermethanol/

Andy_K · 18th April 2014, 07:35

Bluefin could be on the cards but may go for a custom map.

Some good numbers from that car with the nitrous /methanol setup!

Andy_K · 3rd July 2014, 21:18

Finally got the fmic fitted To this. Took a bit of fiddling but its on. Fitted some silicone hoses too but only the ones I could reach without jackig the car up and removing all the cowlings from under the engine. Ill so the rest another time.

Old vs new

Was trial fitting a splitter under the front bumper in that picture ^
Next up will be remap and window tints, after a service. Also need to finish the boot install at some point too